GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically